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April 11, 2008

Remember back in December when due to "human error" in tallying the votes, the crown that was placed on the head of Koreatown's Christina Silva, aka Miss Los Angeles, was placed on the head of Miss Barstow Raquel Beezley making her the winner in the all-important Miss California pageant? Now Silva is seeking $500.000 in a lawsuit over damages of public humiliation and lost prizes citing foul play of rigging the contest and using race......

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